Crochet-thread holder.



H. N. NOLLNER. CROCHET THREAD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, I915.

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CROCHET-THREAD HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted June 2?}, 1915.

Application filedJanuary 30, 1915. Serial No. 5,210.

To all whom it iii/(4y concern.

ll-e it known that T; HARRY N. NOLLNER, a resident of lll ashington, in the District of Columbia, havei'nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Crochet Thread Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved crochet thread holder and commodity receptacle.

it is one of the objects of this, invention to provide adevice which is foldable in certain respects so that it may be storedaway in a small space. i I I .lnother object of the invention is to provide means in the base of the device for storing certain removable parts of the device and also for storing crochet needles and the like.

iinoiihcr particular feature of the device resides in the provision of a spindle for holding a wound bulkof thread and in providinga thread guide which will allow the thread to more unrestrictedly thereover to compensate for the movement of the thread with respect to the spindle when it is being unwound.

A still. fl'irthcr novel feature of the invention consists in providing suitable means for removably supporting the said spindle above menti oncd. I

in crocheting the worker experiences great dilliculty due to the fact that the bulk of thread from which one is working .constantlv dropping and the thread becomes entangl d. My invention particularly designc to support the thread bulk in such a. manner that it will protect the thread at all times against entanglement and will feed out the thread from the device with a minimum resistance.

lther featiu'cs of; the invention will be more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, and will, be more particularly pointed out in and by the appended claims. s y

In. the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of my invention showing in dotted lines a bulk of thread simported on. the spindle and an unwound length thereof threaded through the guide. Fig. 2 is a left hand end elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fi g.

shows a modified form of spindle supporting upright.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout the different figures of the drawings.

The invention as shown in the drawings, with particular reference to Figs. 1 to 3 in elusive comprises a rectangular base 1 bored longitudinally at 2 and 3 to provide compartments for crochet needles, thread holding spindles and the like. These compartments 2 and 3 are closed by covers and pivoted at 6 and 7, respectively. These covers are prevented from moving toward ach other to overlap by means of the stop 8. When it is desired to store the crochet needle or needles 9, the same may be stored, as shown in Fi g. 1, in either one of the compartments 2 and 3, such compartment being shown open in Fig. 1. After the crochet needle is within. the compartment the cover is closed to prevent the needle from falling out. Upon the upper surface 10 of the base 1 are mounted two spindle holding uprights 1.1 and 12. These uprights are provided at their lower ends with hinged portions 13 and is which allow the said uprights 11 and 12 to move into a predetermined i'lpright position or to be folded down toward each other flat against the surface 10 of the base, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. At one end of the base a hole is drilled to receive the bent end 15 of a thread guide 16. The thread guide 16 is secured to the side of the base by a bracket 17. The portion of the thread guide which is held by the bracket 17 is given a slight twist as shown at 18, and that portion which extends along the base over the surface 10 is of sullicient length to extend beyond the member l t. This end is bent inwardly so as to be received in a catch 19. The twist 18 is in such a direction as to tend to normally retain the end of the thread guide 16 in the catch 19. The uprights 11 and 12 are slotted as shown in Fig. 1, at 20 and 21 to receive the thread holding spindle 22. These slots 20 and 21 extend inwardly of the uprights 11 and 12 and thence downwardly so that the spindle 22 will be retained against displacement under ordinary conditions. One spindle 22 is provided with oppositely facing shoulders which abut the facing edges of the slots 20 and 21, thus preventing the uprights 11 and 12 from being folded down when the spindle 22 is in place. The thread guide ,16 may be either bowed as shown in Fig. l or it may be straight. The purpose of bowing as shownis' toguide the thread in such a manner as to tend to 'keep the thread bulkin the center. Upon the spindle 22 is carried a bulk of wound thread such as shown in dotted lines at 2%. This bulk of thread is movable longitudinally and rotatively on the spindle 22, and as the convolutions of thread unwind therefrom the position of the bulk of thread, with respect to the spindle 22, is constantly changing. Therefore, in order to provide a guide which will compensate for this change and, allow the thread to be unwound and guided against entanglement with a minimum of resistance, I have provided the thread guide 16 Which, as before stated, is of substantially the length of the spindle itself and permits the unwound thread to move freely therealong. When the deviceis to be disassembled the spindle removed from the uprights l1 and 12 and placed within one of the compartments 2 or 3. The uprights 11 and 12 are then folded down to the position sl'iown in dotted lines in Fig-.1 and the device may then be stored conveniently in a small space. Upon the bottom of the b'asel, I provide friction pads preferably made of rubber, and which pre vent the device from moving too freely along the surface upon which it rests. These pads also are so constructed as topresent a smooth rubberbottom. to the surface on which the device rests thereby eliminating the danger of marring any polished surface upon which the device may be set when in use. p

In Fig. l I have illustrated one modification of upright. In this modification the uprights 11 and 12 are vertically slotted as at 20 and 21. lhe spindle 22 is provided at its ends with knobbed pins 23, the shank of the pins 23 being reduced in size to permit them to rest in the slots 20 and 21 for the purpose of supporting the spindle and maintaining the uprights 1.1 and 12 in. an up& right position.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that I have provided a. simple device which conveniently accommodates a wound bulk of thread such as is used in Crocheting, and feeds out the thread as desired with a minimum of resistance and in such a man'- ner as to prevent the thread from becoming entangled. Also the embodiment herein Copies of this patent may be obtained for shown includes suitable means for storing crochet needles and other conveniences required in performing such workas crochet. Furthermore the device is provided with suitable compartments to hold the removable parts of the device itself.

While have herein shown and described one specific forin of my invention, I do not wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations as the claims may import.

I claimi 1. In a thread holder for Crocheting, a base, spindle supporting uprights, devices hinging said uprights on said base and holdingsaid uprights against outward movement beyond a predeterminedupright position and permitting inward folding movement to a position flat against said base, and a thread carrying spindle removably carried by said uprights and engaging the latter to prevent inward movement of said uprights when said spindle is in position, substantially as described.

2. In a thread holder for Crocheting, a base, spindle supporting uprights provided with right-angle slots, devices hinging said uprights on said base and holdingsaid uprights against outward movement beyond an upright position and' a thread carrying spindle provided with reduced end portions adapted to bejournaled in said slots to removably retain said spindle in position said spindle having shoulder portions engaging the uprights to prevent inward folding movement of the latter toward said base, substantially as described.

3. A thread holder comprising a spindle for rotatively supporting a wound bulk of thread for rotative and longitudinal movement thereon, a base supporting said spindle, and a bowed thread guide having a length substantially equal to the length of longitudinal movement of the bulk along said spindle thereby permitting free movement of the unwinding thread through and along said guide irrespective of the position of the thread bulk on said spindle, the bowshape of said guide preventing said bulk from moving against the spindle support, substantially as described. s

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in'the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I 7

r, Y, HARRY N. NOLLNER. Witnesses:

J. K. Moose, BEiv';T. B. Newman.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0; 

